New Java Looks To Shake Up Desktop

KingFishKingFish
edited September 2004 in Science & Tech
Sun Microsystems gave Java developers new ammo in their ongoing battle against Microsoft with the new release of a long anticipated Java software update on Thursday.
Sun Microsystems, the steward of the Java standard, said that Java programmers can now get access to a long-awaited Java upgrade, which includes a basic development kit and the "Java runtime environment"—the software needed to run Java programs. The update, formerly code-named Tiger, is called the Java 2 Standard Edition 5.0. The new version of the software is meant to make Java programmers more productive and improve the performance of Java applications on desktop PCs, according to Sun. Java tool providers are pitched in a long-running battle with Microsoft to woo developers. According to many analysts and developers, Microsoft's Windows software is more reliable than it has been in the past, making it an option for large-scale applications, and Microsoft's .Net line of development tools are generally simpler to use than comparable Java tools.
Source: c|net

Comments

  • mmonninmmonnin Centreville, VA
    edited September 2004
    Java will always be slow compared to C code. Its just the way it works. Its just the way things are.
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